If a witness goes before an officer and swears that they saw someone sign their will — or that another person signed it on the will-maker's behalf and in their presence — and that the witness also signed the will while the will-maker was there, that sworn statement counts just as much as if the witness had gone to court to say it.
473.060. before officer, effect. — If the witness appears before such officer and makes that the signed the writing annexed to the , as his last , or that the testator signed the writing, of which the annexed to such commission is a copy as his last will, or that some other person signed it by his direction, and in his presence, that the witness his name in the presence of testator, the testimony so taken shall have the same force as if taken before the court or .
(RSMo 1939 § 534, A.L. 1955 p. 385 § 45, A.L. 1961 p. 653)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 533; 1919 § 521; 1909 § 551
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